General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport
General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport
General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport (IATA: ILR, ICAO: DNIL), also known as Ilorin Airport, is an airport serving Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State in Nigeria. The Airport is owned and operated by Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and is located about 1.8 km (1.1 mi) from downtown Ilorin. The airport has one runway, which is 3,100 m (10,200 ft) long and 60 m (200 ft) wide, with an approach of 121.2MHz.
Location
8.440°N, 4.494°E · 343 m s. n. m. (1.126 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 1
Tower
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
Ilorin International Airport serves as a secondary airport to Lagos Airport and is situated approximately an hour's drive from Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Recently, the terminal building of Ilorin International Airport has gone through renovations to accommodate up to 500 passengers at once. The commissioning of the airport was done by President Olusegun Obasanjo, who also laid the foundation of the airport's cargo shed projected to be completed in March 2007. The airport was initially commissioned on 16 February 1978, and is located in the Fili area of Ilorin, around 9 km (5.6 mi) southwest of Ilorin town. but it was upgraded to international status in 2012. Ilorin International Airport is the main airport serving Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, Nigeria. The most popular airlines that fly to Ilorin International Airport are Air Peace, Overland, and Green Africa. The most popular destinations from Ilorin International Airport are Abuja and Lagos. The airport is served by two airlines, Air Peace and Azman Air. They operate flights to Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt.The airport is undergoing a number of improvements, including the construction of a new terminal building and the expansion of the runway. These improvements are expected to make the airport more efficient and able to handle more passengers, this is an increase of over 20% from the previous year.
Airlines operating here · 2
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport (ILR). Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ILR
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BibTeX
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title = {{General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport (ILR)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
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date = {2026-10-15},
url = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ILR},
howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ILR}},
urldate = {2026-10-23},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
}Wikipedia
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